Silent Weapon – The Fear Of The Possibility Of Chaos (EP – Blindsight Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Industrial.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: This is an EP featuring four songs by UK project Silent Weapon.
Content: This project brings us a heavy, dynamic, harsh and Industrial/Electro driven composition driven by broken beats and harsh vocals on top. The work features 3 original songs plus 1 cover version of Voivod.
+ + + : The original songs of the EP took me by surprise; Silent Weapon is an interesting project for its sonic fusion between Industrial, Dark-Electro and even elements like D’n’B (for the rhythm) and EBM (for some bass lines). The opening song is a blast while I also recommend the title song.
– – – : The cover version of Voivod might be meaningful for the band but doesn’t bring any bonus to this EP.
Conclusion: Silent Weapon isn’t taking the work by surprise but this EP is however an interesting work for dark, progressive souls.
Best songs: “Menticide”, “The Fear Of The Possibility Of Chaos”.
Rate: 7.
Label: www.blindsightrecords.co.uk
About Silent Weapon
Silent Weapon is the solo electronic/industrial project of Umair Chaudhry, based in Oxford, UK. The project describes its sound as electronic, industrial and “noise machine”. Its catalogue includes the releases “Eggshells”, “Purge”, “Purged”, “Demonology” and “Demonised”, alongside the “Cognitive Dissonance” EP. “The Fear Of The Possibility Of Chaos” EP was released on 10 November 2023 through Blindsight Records and closes with a cover of Voivod’s “Angel Rat”.
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